Artists engage in self-aggrandizement out of necessity. If they aren’t given their chance to be a focal point at the podium, they’re left to shout their names from crowd or sometimes from outside the venue doors. As the adage goes, they must “toot their own horns” until they build a large enough band to play the instruments for them. Right now, Nashville’s building a band to support the artists and this past Wednesday’s Hip-Hop showcase, hosted by our friends DJ Crisis and Dee Goodz and sponsored by Rocksmith, Read the rest of this entry »

Rocksmith proudly makes putting on for rappers part of their duty. In the most recent installment of “Rocksmith 60 Seconds” series, the brand lends the mic to Grand Rapids representer Nitty Scott MC so she can spit and simultaneously showcase the brand’s Holiday 2010 collection. Read the rest of this entry »

Artist & band clothing done the right way as purveyors of dope @ Rocksmith team up with the Wu to release a limited capsule collection for Holiday 2010.

This holiday season, select retailers across the United States will premiere the Wu-Tang Limited capsule collection, designed and produced by Rocksmith. Read the rest of this entry »

The same determination that would drive a person to take a mail truck across the country is what we’re seeing in Dee Goodz today. Embarking on his 2nd mixtape in just three months, DGoodz was feeling lucky with his pen so he let it do the talking for some Floetic Justice. Presented by Rocksmith Tokyo, it may be fashionable to release large quantities of music in a short time but when you focus on the flow, everything should be smooth like butter. Read the rest of this entry »

Being as that nobody buys hard copy albums these days, the name distinction between mixtape, EP and LP matters very little. Technically Donny Goines’ 20X gets the EP label by virtue of its 6 track length, but the purpose here is to build on momentum, to change last year’s sleeper status to New York cover boy in 2010 and beyond. Read the rest of this entry »

One of Hip-Hop’s most diligent workers, Donny Goines wants to view you as the future as he unveils yet another batch of music for the people, free of charge with 20X. Presented by Rocksmith Tokyo and featuring production from 6th Sense, Apple Juice Kid and M-Phazes, NYC Hip-Hop is alive and well in this ripe, young decade. Read the rest of this entry »

No sugarcoating here. Off the top of my head, Donny Goines is the first, and one of very few rappers still holding true to that traditional New York sound. That’s not to say his fellow Tri-State associates aren’t holding true to their roots, but everything he does (and wears) has those distinctive NYC characteristics. Read the rest of this entry »

Last year’s reigning 6th man of Hip-Hop, Donny Goines is ever relentless in making sure you remember his name. You would think that after two LPs in 12 months (including one of the best sleepers) one would sit back to catch their breath, but DG keeps his pace while others who started out fast are wheezing in the back. Read the rest of this entry »